Kansas City Miley Monday: Generosity, Greenland MAGA & Public Poly

This morning music diva, celeb and hottie Miley inspires our peek at pop culture, community reporting and top headlines to start the day.

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Local Good Deeds Endure

'In our mind, every day is the season of giving': KC nonprofit combats food deserts

For the people who serve at Kanbe's Markets, every day is a day of giving because every day there are people in need.

Community Takes Root

This Kansas City nonprofit helps teach immigrant communities to grow their own food

The Giving Grove, a nonprofit that works with residents of under-resourced communities to grow orchards, announced in December they will translate their educational gardening materials into 12 different languages. Non-English speaking communities face barriers to accessing the free fruit and nuts because information about growing and harvesting has been printed only in English.

Dead-Tree History Unearthed

KC takes pride in its jazz history. So why is a rare film collection sitting in caves?

More than 40 years after Kansas City bought a rare film collection for a future jazz museum, most of those films are unavailable to the public.

Meth Town Keeps Rolling

City of Independence finalizes 2025 transit plans, IRIS rides to replace IndeBuses

The city of Independence is suspending nearly all of its bus services on Dec. 31, offering the IRIS micro transit rides instead.

Foodie Schedule For Now

Are Hy-Vee, Save A Lot closed on Christmas? See hours for Kansas City grocery stores

See holiday store hours for Aldi, Costco, Walmart, & Sun Fresh in Kansas & Missouri, including Overland Park, Independence & Blue Springs.

Holidays For Hotties, Too!?!?

Miley Cyrus In Braless Open Coat Makes 'Christmas Come Early'

Miley Cyrus is stunning in her plunging open coat as she goes braless beneath her look and makes Christmas "come early."

MAGA Plans EPIC Purchase?!?

Trump suggests he wants to buy Greenland

The U.S. "feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity," Trump said.

Report: Prez Not In Charge?!?

Joe Biden not in charge, advisers running "shadow presidency"-DNC member

Lindy Li discussed a Wall Street Journal report that said the president's team had insulated him during his time at the White House.

MAGA Loses Money Fight

Debt ceiling woes suggests limits to Trump power over GOP

President-elect Trump wields tremendous power among GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate, but his struggle to convince Republicans to bend to his will on the debt ceiling suggest it has its limits...

Corporate Assassin On The Move

CEO killing suspect Mangione to appear in Manhattan court for arraignment on state murder charges

Luigi Mangione is expected to appear Monday morning before Judge Gregory Carro. The arraignment is in regard to 11 charges filed against him in the state of New York.

Supply Side Legal Battle

Gaza war victims take legal action against BP over oil supply to Israel

Palestinians accuse UK firm of breaching human rights laws by piping oil allegedly used by Israeli army

Rocketman's Soldiers Sacrificed

Ukraine special forces claim over 100 North Koreans killed or wounded

Ukrainian special forces claimed on Monday to have inflicted more than 100 casualties among North Korean forces over three days of operations inside western Russia.

Far East Collab For Future

Honda and Nissan plan to merge as we enter the age of electric cars

Honda and Nissan have announced plans to merge as the Japanese automakers struggle with competition from rival brands in the electric vehicle market.

Dip Into Chip Debate

US launches probe into Chinese semiconductor industry

Investigation comes just weeks before Biden administration hands over to president-elect Donald Trump

Public Splits Get Nasty

The perks and pitfalls of hypervisible polyamorous breakups online

"When we were breaking up, I remembered comments like, 'I'm just following to see this crash and burn.'"

Latest Reading List Debuts

2024 Holiday Gift Guide: Great local finds for the booklover - KC STUDIO

This last year was a busy one for the writers whose insightful stories, profiles and reviews graced the pages of KC Studio.

Last Minute Forecast For Now

First Warn Forecast: Warm, cloudy with a chance for drizzles today

Temperatures are expected to be well above average today, pushing nearly 10° above normal in the lower 50s.

Jimmy Fallon - Holiday (with Jonas Brothers) is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.